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Inside Music with Abel Selaocoe

Cellist Abel Selaocoe opens up a colourful selection of classical music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.

A series in which each week a musician reveals a selection of music - from the inside. Today cellist Abel Selaocoe chooses a selection of pieces reflecting his tastes formed growing up in South Africa and learning the cello.

Abel chooses Purcell re-worked for the 21st century, a powerful work for cello and piano by James MacMillan and a movement from his favourite Beethoven symphony. Plus there's a joyful Norwegian folk tune for string quartet and a work by Italian composer Giovanni Sollima arranged by Abel himself to include vocals inspired by the throat singing of the Xhosa culture.

A Tandem Production for 成人快手 Radio 3.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 18 Aug 2018 13:00

Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Five Pieces for 2 Violins and Piano - Gavotte and Waltz

    Performer: Julian Rachlin. Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
    • ONYX.
  • Henry Purcell

    An Evening Hymn upon a Ground 'Now the sun hath veiled his light'

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • ERATO.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les cyclopes

    Performer: Trevor Pinnock.
    • AVIE.
  • Sir James MacMillan

    Kiss on Wood

    Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Performer: John York.
    • BLACK BOX.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.4 - 1st movement Adagio - Allegro Vivace

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Fredrik Schoyen Sjolin

    Old Reinlender from Sonndala

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • DACAPO.
  • Giovanni Sollima

    Lamentatio

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    A White House Cantata - The President Jefferson Sunday Luncheon Party March

    Singer: Thomas Hampson. Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • DG.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    A White House Cantata - The Grand Old Party

    Singer: Thomas Hampson. Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • DG.

Broadcast

  • Sat 18 Aug 2018 13:00

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